Viking Fleet News Today

Big blackfish are caught off the North Fork and the west end, stripers continue to feed on bunker and sand eels out front, and freshwater fishing picks up in the creeks and ponds.

The blackfish bite holds strong in the Sound and the NY Bight, bluefin crash through bait schools near shore and offshore wreck trips yield a mixed bag of cod, sea bass and more.

On both shores, the blackfish bite is on fire from east end to west end, and the central south shore hosts good striper fishing with bluefin tuna in the mix.

Insane striper blitzes continue along the entire south shore, and double-digit tautog are caught from Brooklyn to Orient.

Striped bass have inundated south shore beaches from east to west, albies blitz in the eastern Sound and tautog fishing is good off the north fork and the west end.

Stripers continue to push west around Montauk Point, the eastern Sound gives up quality tautog, and more sand eels move in along south shore beaches.

Big bass gorge on bunker out west, tautog and sea bass bite well off the North Fork, and stripers blitz in the south shore back bays on the east end.

A variety of summer species have been hitting decks, albie reports are starting to flow in, there's a solid striper bite on the north and south shores, while offshore, big wahoo and tuna action has been great.

Keeper fluke are the stronghold for bottom fishing, schoolie stripers are active with baitfish on the move, and mahi are abundant offshore.

Bluefish and sharks stalk bunker schools on the beaches, cobia are around in greater numbers, and big sea bass are caught on both shores.